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Former CJ Asoka de Silva Himself Purchased A House From Ceylinco Having Been On The Bench – CJ

“It may be relevant to note that after 6.5.2010 case No.262/2010 was taken up before the former Chief Justice Hon. Justice Asoka de Silva. The former Chief Justice Hon, Justice Asoka de Silva himself purchased a housing unit at trillium residencies demonstrating that there was no impediment to purchase such a housing unit.” says Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake.

Asoka de Silva

Responding to the charge number one in the impeachment motion her lawyers made above remarks.

Below is the charge number one and the response;

PURPORTED CHARGE 1

Note: English translation of the purported charges, were obtained from the Parliament’s website at www.parliament.lk

“1. Whereas by purchasing, in the names of two individuals, i.e. Renuka Niranjali Bandaranayake and Kapila Ranjan Karunaratne using special power of attorney licence bearing No. 823 of Public Notary K.B. Aroshi Perera that was given by Renuka Niranjali Bandaranayake and Kapila Ranjan Karunaratne residing at No. 127, Ejina Street, Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia, 6016, Australia, the house bearing No. 2C/F2/P4 and assessment No. 153/1-2/4 from the housing scheme located at No. 153, Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo 08 belonging to the company that was known as Ceylinco Housing and Property Company and City Housing and Real Estate Company Limited and Ceylinco Condominium Limited and is currently known as Trillium Residencies which is referred in the list of property in the case of fundamental rights application No. 262/2009, having removed another bench of the Supreme Court which was hearing the fundamental rights application cases bearing Nos. 262/2009, 191/2009 and 317/2009 filed respectively in the Supreme Court against Ceylinco Sri Ram Capital Management, Golden Key Credit Card Company and Finance and Guarantee Company Limited belonging to the Ceylinco Group of Companies and taking up further hearing of the aforesaid cases under her court and serving as the presiding judge of the benches hearing the said cases”

1. The crux of the charge is that our client wrongfully took over the hearing of a case so that she could purchase using a power of attorney a housing unit in the Trillium Residencies in the name of her sister and her sister’s husband.

2. The allegation is totally baseless and groundless.

3. Our client had a special power of attorney from her sister and her brother in law because her sister and sister’s husband were the purchasers.

4. The housing unit was not purchased by our client in the name of her sister and her brother in law. It was in fact and in truth purchased by her sister and her sister’s husband.

5. The total purchase consideration was remitted by our client’s sister and her brother in law as more fully set out hereinafter [vide paragraphs under charge 3 below].

Thus it is clear that our client’s sister and brother in law provided the total consideration. Our client did not provide a cent of the purchase consideration.

Thus the premises was in fact bought by our client’s sister and her brother in law and not purchased in the names of our client’s sister and brother in law.

Our client’s sister or brother in law received no benefit whatever by the case being called or heard before our client.

We may mention that our client and her sister are the only children of that family and our client had been looking after her sister’s interest in Sri Lanka for the last 22 years whilst her sister was living in Australia; she held their general power of attorney from about 1990 when they left Sri Lanka.

Relevant dates

The proceedings of 6.5.2010:-

The Supreme court (consisting of Hon. Justice Thilakawardene, Hon. Justice Sripavan and Hon. Justice Imam) made inter alia the following order on 6.5.2010:-

“ …The properties to be disposed would be:-

(1) pioneer tower (head office building)

(2) trillium residencies (sale of housing units)

(3) celestial residencies…”

In the circumstances there was no restriction for the sale of any of the housing units of Trillium from 6.5.2010.

In the circumstances from 6.5.2010 the housing units in Trillium residencies were in effect not a property in the list of properties in case 262-2009 that could not be alienated.

Our client became chief Justice on or about 18.5.2011, which is one year after the above order of the Supreme Court.

In the circumstances our client did not in any way participate in the order in which housing units in trillium residencies was permitted to be sold.

Cases bearing numbers 262-09, 191-09 and 317-09 referred to in the charge were meant to be taken up together. On 23.8.2011 a motion was filed asking that the matter be heard by a bench of 5 judges. This motion was submitted to our client, who made order that the motion be supported before the bench which sat on 29.6.2011, which was Hon. Justice Thilakawardene, Justice Ekanayake and Dep P.C J.

In the circumstances it is incorrect to allege that our client wrongfully took over the case.

It may be relevant to note that after 6.5.2010 case No.262/2010 was taken up before the former Chief Justice Hon. Justice Asoka de Silva. The former Chief Justice Hon, Justice Asoka de Silva himself purchased a housing unit at trillium residencies demonstrating that there was no impediment to purchase such a housing unit.

Latest comments

gamini/November 25, 2012

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In the days gone by when the Monarchs ruled, if any Injustice was committed, it used to be described as, ‘Watath, Niyarath Goyam Kainam, Kata kiyandada’. What it refers is not a Oxen or Cow, but if the fence and the ridge of a Paddy field eat the Paddy, to whom can one complain? So if the Guardians of the Law in a Country flout Laws of the Land and they are appointed as Advisors to the Head of State who is Corrupt, where is redress for the helpless Nation? SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! Supposed devout, God fearing Christians? I distance myself from all Religious, because they are the biggest Hypocrits and Humbugs in Society.

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Jamal/November 27, 2012

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Sister Neely seems to be silent, Ahem?

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Holly man/November 27, 2012

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I cannot believe it! I remember reading that “non of Ceylinco properties (moveable or unmoverable) are to be sold or transferred”… How come this did not apply to CJ?

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Safa/November 25, 2012

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What is sauce for the Goose should be sauce for the Gander. Since former CJ is now adviser to the President he may may advise accordingly.

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Ronny/November 25, 2012

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What I can see is that all these accusations are being drafted by an anti-MaRa Minister or Ministers to make the Rajapaksas very uncomfortable or due to their stipidity to take revenge for not giving the recent SC rulings palatable to the looters. All the allegations are baseless and the GOSL has become a laughing stock locally and internationally. Since there isn’t any fraud committed by the CJ, this is all what they could find and that too baseless.

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D.G.Dayaratne/November 26, 2012

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Some people who pretend as good supporters of Rajapaksa Family try see

end of Rajapaksa regime as soon as possible by supporting impeachment

against CJ

They have studied the behavior of HE and manipulate HE

He has to think long term effect of this decision Hoe this will
effect to next generation (His Children and our Children)

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Nalin/November 26, 2012

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Better to charge him as soon as possible.

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Mahanama/November 26, 2012

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There are two distinctly separate systems of law operating in the country viz,one for the presidents men and the other, a law of the jungle for those who oppose and challenge the impudently pervasive nature of authority. That,s how Asoka de Silva is spared and Shirani Bandaranaike is charged when actually she has not bought a house.

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Lion/November 27, 2012

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This is the shameless man who ruled that the judgement given in the court marshal appointed by family regime is equal to a judgement given in the suprime court.no point of talking of these bump suckers.

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poosa/November 28, 2012

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This man is a thief. Shameless ass. Will sell even his wife…

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S k. weerasena/November 28, 2012

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Who Rajapaksaes are know all people in Beliatta and Tangall. All of them except chamal were roudies and pathlayas. How many women became their victims Basil ultimately had leave the village inorder avio9d repurcussion from the villagers’Former Cj Asoka now licking the back of Rajapakse having caught up his net

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LAW IS DIFFERENT TO PERSON TO PERSON. NO IMPEACHMENT TO PERSON WHO MISAPPROPRIATE HELPING HAMBANTHOTA FUND. NO CHARGES FOR KARUNA AND K.P
WE CAN SEE THE COURT OF KEKILLE VERY SOON.WIMAL WEERAWANSA WHO DOES NOT
KNOW MELOKE DEYAK ACT AS A MEMBER IN PSC. THE COUNTRY IS GOING TO THE DOGS DAY BY DAY. ALL THE MAHASNGA, UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS , EDUCATED PEOPLE, OPPOSITION PARTIES, WOMEN ORGANIZATIONS ARE SLEEPING HAPPILY.

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